diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2tuner.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2tuner.c
index c08b2ca5ba..d70f9c2157 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2tuner.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2tuner.c
@@ -181,7 +181,8 @@ gst_v4l2_tuner_get_norm (GstV4l2Object * v4l2object)
   /* assert that we're opened and that we're using a known item */
   g_return_val_if_fail (GST_V4L2_IS_OPEN (v4l2object), NULL);
 
-  gst_v4l2_get_norm (v4l2object, &norm);
+  if (!gst_v4l2_get_norm (v4l2object, &norm))
+    return NULL;
 
   return gst_v4l2_tuner_get_norm_by_std_id (v4l2object, norm);
 }